California Assembly Bill AB1827 Latest Draft

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1827AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 16, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Kim FEBRUARY 9, 2016 An act relating to mobile field  hospitals.   hospitals, and making an appropriation therefor.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1827, as amended, Kim. Emergency medical services: mobile field hospitals. Existing law establishes the  Office of  Emergency  Medical  Services  Authority in the Health and Welfare Agency to administer a statewide system of coordinated emergency medical care, injury prevention, and disaster medical response.   in the office of the Governor and makes the office responsible for the state's emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies. Existing law authorizes the purchase of   mobile field hospitals.  This bill would  express the intent of the Legislature to establish funding for   make an appropriation of $2,000,000 from the General Fund to the Office of Emergency Services for the purpose of providing maintenance and upkeep of  one  or more  mobile field  hospital to   hospitals that would  be ready and available within 72 hours to assist local communities in the event of a natural disaster or other mass casualty  incidents.   inc   ident. The bill would make related findings and declarations.  Vote:  majority   2/3  . Appropriation:  no   yes  . Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:   (a) In 2007, the state purchased three mobile field hospitals with the intent to replace or augment acute hospital care capacity during catastrophic emergencies or outbreaks, such as earthquakes, fires, and floods.   (b) Each mobile field hospital can be deployed as a 200-bed acute care facility with its own power generation system, HVAC, and medical equipment, such as ventilators, oxygen delivery, and diagnostic equipment. Each hospital has an emergency department, operating room stations, intensive care unit, digital X-ray, laboratory testing, and pharmacy. This is the largest nonmilitary mobile field hospital program in the world.   (c) All three mobile field hospitals that the state owns are stored in the Sacramento area in delayed-deployment status.   (d) Without funding, these units cannot be mobilized in time to treat patients during the initial phase of a response to a catastrophic emergency or outbreak.   (e) The state should proactively procure and manage these assets before a natural disaster or other catastrophic emergency occurs.   SEC. 2.   There is hereby appropriated the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) from the General Fund to the Office of Emergency Services for the purpose of providing maintenance and upkeep of one or more mobile field hospitals to be ready and available within 72 hours to assist local communities in the event of a natural disaster or other mass casualty incident.   SECTION 1.   It is the intent of the Legislature to establish funding for one mobile field hospital to be ready and available within 72 hours to assist local communities in the event of a natural disaster or other mass casualty incidents.